risky thing for you to do, then—to enter this
city. My city, I suppose. To see who’s waiting
for you. I heard you went to an awful lot of
trouble to try to kill one of my friends this
summer. Silba’s Heir. If I were you, I might
have been more thorough in trying to end her.
She’s here, you know. Came all this way to
see you and repay the favor.” Aelin let her
flame grow brighter as Erawan again
hesitated. “Maeve knew. She knows that the
healers are here, waiting for you. And will let
them at you. Ask her where her owl is—the
healer she keeps chained to her. To protect her
from you.”
“Don’t listen to her nonsense,” Maeve spat.
“She even made a bargain: to spare their
lives in exchange for ridding her of you.”
Aelin waved Goldryn toward Orynth. “You’re
walking into a trap the moment you enter the
city. You, and all your little Valg friends. And
lily
(lily)
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